Chapter 937: The Plan Ends

937. The Plan Ends

“Understood. I’ll make sure the mission is completed!”

Kurt was taken by a multi-headed shark to the city Shelter that was under construction.

The Cleanup Plan was progressing very smoothly. Most of the Shelters had been destroyed by parasitic nodes, but some had sunk directly into the deep layer of the Death Zone, vanishing along with the parasitic nodes that had invaded them.

Forty-five minutes later, all the Shelters had been cleared. After the survivors’ memories were wiped, they were all sent to the city Shelter.

Lin Ye was still dealing with the abnormal spiritual imprints. He wasn’t in a hurry to act. As long as there were no Death Plague patients left, he could use the Parasitism Network to fight the Death Zone and wear down its power until it was completely dealt with.

“Looks like something’s coming.”

Little Guardian sat beside Lin Ye in a beach chair and took a sip of iced cola.

“I thought the other side could hold out a little longer. Didn’t expect them to lose patience so soon.”

Lin Ye didn’t care at all about the thing approaching. This wasn’t inside the Death Zone, and he wasn’t a Penguin Fragment or a weakened multi-headed shark. An enemy of ordinary strength didn’t even qualify to face him.

An old man appeared in front of Lin Ye, a somewhat fake smile plastered across his face.

“Is the Death Zone so short on people that it has to keep reusing a waste like you?”

Lin Ye didn’t rush to attack. He decided to give the other side a chance to talk.

“I’ve become part of the Death Zone. No matter how many times you kill me, I’ll revive in the deep layer of the Death Zone. I’m immortal,” the old man said, visibly worked up.

“No. You’ve simply handed everything you have over to the Death Zone. Forget whether the Death Zone will be destroyed or not. Who is the person speaking to me right now? That’s what you need to think about.”

Lin Ye calmly met the old man’s gaze. He didn’t understand how the Death Zone thought, and he didn’t know whether the thing standing before him was the Death Zone itself.

“Obviously, it’s me. You don’t need to try that little trick. I’m already an immortal being.”

The old man grew more and more agitated. He stepped toward Lin Ye, only to be stopped by a barrier made of combined spiritual energy and mental energy.

“If you can’t communicate with me, then go back and wait to die. I don’t want to waste my time talking to this idiot.”

With a casual gesture, Lin Ye Alienated the old man into a pile of rotting meat. He was already tired of continuing this meaningless conversation.

“Sorry. He just entered the deep layer of the Death Zone, so he’s still a little confused about the situation.”

A young man suddenly appeared beside the old man. Though he said he was sorry, he showed no sign of actually apologizing.

“Why is there another idiot? I only wanted to talk to the Death Zone. If it can’t even manage that, it can just wait to die. No matter how many of you show up, it won’t make any difference.”

Lin Ye looked calmly at the young man.

“Could you not lump me together with that idiot? It makes me very uncomfortable.”

The young man straightened his coat, then continued:

“I’m the master of that pipeline Shelter, and the Death Zone’s first familiar. Without me, the Death Zone would have been cleared out long ago.”

His tone brimmed with pride, as if he were saying that he was the true master of this world.

“You’re a little more devious than that old man, sure. But when it comes to brains, you might be even worse than him. At least he didn’t show up in front of me after making me angry.”

Lin Ye smiled calmly, picked up the iced cola from the table beside him, and took a sip.

“Ah, so you really do care about that bastard. I thought a powerful person like you wouldn’t care about such a trivial matter. Then, if I told you I was the one who killed all those people, and that I only did it because I thought it was fun, would you get even angrier?”

The young man spoke with a mocking laugh.

“What happened to those people has nothing to do with me. Whether that little fellow survived wouldn’t have affected me in the slightest, either. But you shouldn’t have thrown his head out to provoke me. That annoyed me, so I’m not going to let you die comfortably.”

Lin Ye answered calmly.

“Don’t tell me you think you’ve already won. What if you’re not nearly as clever as you think? Guess why I’ve been saying so much to you?”

A mocking smile spread across the young man’s face. He had been stalling for time, and things on the other side should have been finished by now.

“Don’t tell me you think you’ve already won. What if you’re not nearly as clever as you think? Guess why I’ve been saying so much to you?”

Lin Ye smiled and repeated the young man’s exact words.

“What are you talking about… My body, what did you do?!”

The young man looked panicked. His body began to flicker, like a television image with a bad signal.

“You should be asking what you did.”

Lin Ye smiled, clearly pleased.

“…You knew all along?”

The young man looked at Lin Ye, close to breaking down.

“Of course. Kurt is the master of a one-person Shelter. In essence, he’s no different from you. How could I not be on my guard against him?”

Lin Ye had seen through the other side’s plan long ago.

“You deliberately sent Kurt to the Shelter? No, that Shelter was made for him! But what good would that do? He was only going there to spread the Death Plague. He wouldn’t do anything else!”

The young man stared at Lin Ye, worked up.

“I knew what he’d do. The Death Zone wouldn’t spare those survivors, so I planted a rather special abnormal spiritual imprint in their minds. As soon as Kurt spreads the Death Plague, the Death Zone will connect to that Shelter, and the spiritual imprints will use that opportunity to flow into the Death Zone.

“I have to thank you for that. Without your help, I wouldn’t have been able to deal with the Death Zone so quickly. After all, it’s a huge threat affecting the entire world, and I can’t stay here forever.

“Just as I said, you’re not as smart as that old man. A villain’s painstaking schemes can’t match a fool’s sudden inspiration. You’ve really helped me out.

“By the way, this was your plan, wasn’t it? How do you think the Death Zone will deal with you?

“I really hope you survive. When you do, I’ll personally tell you what happens when you make me angry.”

Lin Ye waved at the young man, who wore an utterly despairing expression. The young man soon disappeared.

“The Death Zone is collapsing, but slowly. Should we send parasitic nodes inside to check on the situation?”

Little Guardian had finished dealing with the problems at the city Shelter.

“No rush. It’s still too early. Get ready to venture into the Death Zone first. We’ll send parasitic nodes in an hour.”

Lin Ye patted the multi-headed shark lying on the beach. He hoped Kurt would like his new head.

“The preparations are done. What should we do now?”

Little Guardian also patted the multi-headed shark’s head. She didn’t dislike these flying sharks.